The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

The latest Closing the Gap data contains some good news – there is a marked increase in early childhood enrolments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The report shows how in the year before full-time schooling, there has been a 25% increase in enrolments over the past seven years.

Just five of 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to being met, a report says, leading to calls for the federal government to step in and do more.

The council’s first Aboriginal councillor in its 180-year history is driven by a passion to ‘cycle change’ the city

Malarndirri McCarthy suggests bipartisan approach needed for ‘positive change’ as report shows key Indigenous measures sliding backwards

The rate of suicide among Indigenous Australians is increasing, as is the rate of children in out-of-home care, according to the latest Closing the Gap report released by the Productivity Commission.

Men need to be 'responsible and visible' on domestic violence.

When an election rolls around, most of us know what to do on voting day. With varying degrees of enthusiasm, we go to our closest polling place, give our details and cast our ballots. After a century of compulsory voting, it seems pretty straightforward.

As she begins role, McCarthy vows to work collegially with all sides of politics to improve outcomes for First Nations people

A former corrective services boss says he was blamed for government failures after an Indigenous teenager fatally self-harmed in custody.

Labor-led inquiry calls for end to group voting tickets that have benefited micro parties

The vision of making immigration function as part of Australia’s national security and law enforcement apparatus is hopefully over